With one hand full, I TOIL for more…
Ecclesiastes 6:7-9
All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor manhave who knows how to conduct himself before the living? Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
in the Net Bible:
6:7 All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach yet his appetite is never satisfied!6:8 So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive? It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile – like chasing the wind.
I am content with about 90% of my life. That isn’t contentment is it? Do I crave more of something? My cravings are all about me: Thinner body, cleaner house, automatic doors on a car! These cravings can crowd my heart in my affections for Christ. My worship can come out of those thoughts, as the Holy Spirit prompts my conviction of a material and vanity driven heart.
My dear hubby wrote this song from Ecclesiastes on this topic 5 years ago:
http://www.marshillchurch.org/Audio/meaningless_parsons_062203.mp3
1 Timothy 6:6-8
Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
“If I aspire to anything, it should be serve my God and King. I must to learn to seek his kingdom first.” Filed under Uncategorized |
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